Leo Spalteholz
@leospalteholz.bsky.social
Victoria YYJ.
I post mostly about
1. Housing advocacy with @homesforliving.ca
2. Housing market https://househuntvictoria.ca
3. Renewables, climate, EVs.
Real job in work integrated learning
I post mostly about
1. Housing advocacy with @homesforliving.ca
2. Housing market https://househuntvictoria.ca
3. Renewables, climate, EVs.
Real job in work integrated learning
I think it’s reasonable to review if the regulatory burden is too high - it’s always a balance - but automatic emergency braking seems a weird feature to go after.
When insurance companies are giving people a discount for having it, it’s a pretty damn strong signal that it works
When insurance companies are giving people a discount for having it, it’s a pretty damn strong signal that it works
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I think it’s reasonable to review if the regulatory burden is too high - it’s always a balance - but automatic emergency braking seems a weird feature to go after.
When insurance companies are giving people a discount for having it, it’s a pretty damn strong signal that it works
When insurance companies are giving people a discount for having it, it’s a pretty damn strong signal that it works
Reposted by Leo Spalteholz
“Homes for All” is the theme of this year’s Gingerbread Showcase
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“Homes for All” is the theme of this year’s Gingerbread Showcase
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
The mistake here is thinking the European data generalizes to Canada. People didn’t plug in their company cars because there was no financial incentive. Meanwhile anyone I know with a PHEV here prides themselves on how little gas they used (on the same tank for 6 months!)
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Drivers aren't charging their plug-in hybrid cars, research suggests | CBC Climate Change News
Plug-in hybrid cars are a compromise for people wanting range with electric capability. But new research finds they’re less green than you think — so how should they fit into a zero-emissions future?
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The mistake here is thinking the European data generalizes to Canada. People didn’t plug in their company cars because there was no financial incentive. Meanwhile anyone I know with a PHEV here prides themselves on how little gas they used (on the same tank for 6 months!)
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Geil, wie da DJ-Kaplan an sound eischiasst, auf Händ’ und Fiass hoda se Wundmale piercеd
De Bässe wummern tonnenschwer
Näher, zu dir mein Herr
Die gonze Kirch grooved auf und nieder
St. Blasius im Techno fever
youtu.be/ErIsBQvBBtU
De Bässe wummern tonnenschwer
Näher, zu dir mein Herr
Die gonze Kirch grooved auf und nieder
St. Blasius im Techno fever
youtu.be/ErIsBQvBBtU
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Geil, wie da DJ-Kaplan an sound eischiasst, auf Händ’ und Fiass hoda se Wundmale piercеd
De Bässe wummern tonnenschwer
Näher, zu dir mein Herr
Die gonze Kirch grooved auf und nieder
St. Blasius im Techno fever
youtu.be/ErIsBQvBBtU
De Bässe wummern tonnenschwer
Näher, zu dir mein Herr
Die gonze Kirch grooved auf und nieder
St. Blasius im Techno fever
youtu.be/ErIsBQvBBtU
Denmark is absolutely crushing us
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Denmark is absolutely crushing us
The next time council votes down housing I’m filing a human rights complaint
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What? | The Tyee
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward.
thetyee.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The next time council votes down housing I’m filing a human rights complaint
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
This resonates. Hard
Right now we’re in a programming golden age. We can get things done faster than ever before and use AI to actually implement the million ideas we all have but never had time for
But we’re also within 1-3 years of my oversight no longer being required
payne.io/posts/histor...
Right now we’re in a programming golden age. We can get things done faster than ever before and use AI to actually implement the million ideas we all have but never had time for
But we’re also within 1-3 years of my oversight no longer being required
payne.io/posts/histor...
My Programming Career is a Historical Artifact
I’m calling it. My entire 30 year career in technology is a historical artifact. My current work with AI has convinced me that, in a few short years, humanity will look back and think how funny it was...
payne.io
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This resonates. Hard
Right now we’re in a programming golden age. We can get things done faster than ever before and use AI to actually implement the million ideas we all have but never had time for
But we’re also within 1-3 years of my oversight no longer being required
payne.io/posts/histor...
Right now we’re in a programming golden age. We can get things done faster than ever before and use AI to actually implement the million ideas we all have but never had time for
But we’re also within 1-3 years of my oversight no longer being required
payne.io/posts/histor...
One of my favourite things is looking for decades-old articles about housing in the newspaper.
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Different decade, same problem.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of my favourite things is looking for decades-old articles about housing in the newspaper.
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I’m not a big fan of EV mandates because they’re a political lightning rod for little gain
Very few people will want anything less than an EV or plug in hybrid by 2035, because they’re simply better
But I didn’t think the govt would have this little conviction
globalnews.ca/news/1153204...
Very few people will want anything less than an EV or plug in hybrid by 2035, because they’re simply better
But I didn’t think the govt would have this little conviction
globalnews.ca/news/1153204...
B.C. government announces changes to EV mandate, making it more ‘realistic’ | Globalnews.ca
"B.C. currently leads Canada in EV targets, and we are proud to be a North American leader in EV adoption, with more than 210,000 ZEVs on provincial roads," Adrian Dix said.
globalnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I’m not a big fan of EV mandates because they’re a political lightning rod for little gain
Very few people will want anything less than an EV or plug in hybrid by 2035, because they’re simply better
But I didn’t think the govt would have this little conviction
globalnews.ca/news/1153204...
Very few people will want anything less than an EV or plug in hybrid by 2035, because they’re simply better
But I didn’t think the govt would have this little conviction
globalnews.ca/news/1153204...
In a fight between ideology and economics, economics wins every time
So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.
How fascinating!
How fascinating!
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In a fight between ideology and economics, economics wins every time
Great to see. Zac and Jeremy have been not only consistently strong housing champions but more importantly back that up with action
I’m honoured to have been returned as Chair of the Capital Region Housing Corporation for a fourth year.
Thank you to my colleagues on the CRHC Board for your confidence & collaboration. Together, we’ll keep advancing the delivery of more affordable housing to the region!
Thank you to my colleagues on the CRHC Board for your confidence & collaboration. Together, we’ll keep advancing the delivery of more affordable housing to the region!
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Great to see. Zac and Jeremy have been not only consistently strong housing champions but more importantly back that up with action
Victoria still has the lowest unemployment rate for cities outside Quebec
More than double in Nanaimo!
More than double in Nanaimo!
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Victoria still has the lowest unemployment rate for cities outside Quebec
More than double in Nanaimo!
More than double in Nanaimo!
I mean just shockingly good. Currently doing a big refactor of the database on a project I'm working on. It's been working for about half an hour and has touched nearly 40 files, so far all the changes make sense and are well implemented.
Continually impressed at how damn good GPT5-codex is in agent mode. It can remain coherent for some pretty wide-ranging refactoring tasks across many files and does a great job checking and validating its work
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I mean just shockingly good. Currently doing a big refactor of the database on a project I'm working on. It's been working for about half an hour and has touched nearly 40 files, so far all the changes make sense and are well implemented.
Me to the 10 year old: it’s a little whittle Clara bear, she’s so cute!
Her: mommy where do I buy poison?
Her: mommy where do I buy poison?
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Me to the 10 year old: it’s a little whittle Clara bear, she’s so cute!
Her: mommy where do I buy poison?
Her: mommy where do I buy poison?
Municipal election year is coming up. Stay tuned for a lot of things coming from HFL.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Municipal election year is coming up. Stay tuned for a lot of things coming from HFL.
Despite me being an actual person, Threads regularly decides to suspend my account and now wants me to upload a selfie to verify. I'll take that as a sign to close my account there instead.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Despite me being an actual person, Threads regularly decides to suspend my account and now wants me to upload a selfie to verify. I'll take that as a sign to close my account there instead.
Paper: Rising housing costs in the US are responsible for 51% of the decline in fertility rate drive.google.com/fil...
Meanwhile, fertility rate in BC is plummeting
Meanwhile, fertility rate in BC is plummeting
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Paper: Rising housing costs in the US are responsible for 51% of the decline in fertility rate drive.google.com/fil...
Meanwhile, fertility rate in BC is plummeting
Meanwhile, fertility rate in BC is plummeting
Come to think of it I don’t recall our couch previously having a tail
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Come to think of it I don’t recall our couch previously having a tail
Huh? It’s not always economical to do so but if you pay people to do the work it’s easy.
One way to find yourself extremely disheartened about the prospects for residential electrification is to talk to any homeowner who has actually attempted to electrify.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Huh? It’s not always economical to do so but if you pay people to do the work it’s easy.
Continually impressed at how damn good GPT5-codex is in agent mode. It can remain coherent for some pretty wide-ranging refactoring tasks across many files and does a great job checking and validating its work
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Continually impressed at how damn good GPT5-codex is in agent mode. It can remain coherent for some pretty wide-ranging refactoring tasks across many files and does a great job checking and validating its work
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fun build with the kids
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Fun build with the kids
For a while housing opponents believed that supply and demand doesn't apply to housing because of nebulous reasons they were never able to explain.
Now that rents are dropping, they are trying to argue that only demand affects housing, not supply.
Increasingly absurd
Now that rents are dropping, they are trying to argue that only demand affects housing, not supply.
Increasingly absurd
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For a while housing opponents believed that supply and demand doesn't apply to housing because of nebulous reasons they were never able to explain.
Now that rents are dropping, they are trying to argue that only demand affects housing, not supply.
Increasingly absurd
Now that rents are dropping, they are trying to argue that only demand affects housing, not supply.
Increasingly absurd